Vitis coignetiae

Crimson Glory Vine
Vitis coignetiae leaves
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Phylum:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Vitales
Family:	Vitaceae
Subfamily:	Vitoideae
Genus:	Vitis
Species:	V. coignetiae
Binomial name
Vitis coignetiae Pulliat ex Planch.[1]
Variety
V. coignetiae var. glabrescens Nakai[1][2]
Synonyms
V. amurensis var. glabrescens (Nakai) Nakai [possibly syn. of V. coignetiae var. glabrescens, not V. coignetiae][1][2]

Vitis coignetiae (Crimson Glory Vine, and ヤマブドウ yama-budo in Japanese) is a plant belonging to the genus Vitis that is native to the temperate climes of asia, where it can be found in Russian Federation (Sakhalin); Korea; and Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku). It was described botanically in 1883.^[1]

Uses

In East Asia it is grown as an ornamental plant for its crimson autumn foliage; and as an Oriental medicinal plant containing the stilbenoid ε-viniferin.

The ornamental grape autumn colors

Sources

1. ^ ^{a b c d} GRIN (May 23, 2009). "Vitis coignetiae information from ARS/GRIN". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?41864. Retrieved October 20, 2009. 
2. ^ ^{a b} GRIN (May 23, 2009). "Vitis coignetiae var. glabrescens information from ARS/GRIN". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?411988. Retrieved October 20, 2009. 

See also

• List of plants with edible leaves